Norwood mothers remember Sandy Hook victims with walk

A group of Norwood mothers gathered in the rain today to commemorate the people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. a week ago.
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Emily Files at Boston.com

The 12 or 13 people who showed up all happened to be mothers, many with children the same ages as the 6- and 7-year-olds who died at Sandy Hook.
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Emily Files at Boston.com

"We want to do something positive and remember the tragedy," said Anne Marie Wagner (right). "After something like this happens, you feel a little useless."
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Emily Files at Boston.com

Norwood resident Alyssa Ellis organized the event based off an idea from a Facebook memorial page for the Sandy Hook victims. It’s called a “Walk 27” – people walk 27 minutes, one minute for each person killed.
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Emily Files at Boston.com

After 27 minutes, the group gathered in a circle. Pieces of paper bearing the names of the victims were handed out.
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“Most of us felt the need to do something,” Ellis said. “As a mom, I knew anything I did or sent to [the families of Sandy Hook victims] would make no difference to those moms…I thought it was a good idea to make 27 minutes count for somebody else.”
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Emily Files at Boston.com

One woman brought a dog along. It sat quietly as they read the names of the victims.
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Emily Files at Boston.com

The women said a prayer for the victims, and some blew bubbles. They said they hoped to organize other events to memorialize those killed in Newtown.
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